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Originally Posted by lbls1
^Didn't GM halt production of their big block motors altogether? I could understand if an extreme duty, off road vehicle would require an engine at that size and torque, but my understanding was that GM was doing just fine with their 6 liter duramax motors for high torque applications. I would love to see the big motors made again, but with the state of the automotive industry (even with CAFE and fuel requirements in limbo) I highly doubt that there are plans to manufacture large and inefficient engines.
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So the 8.1 BBC based Vortec has been dead since 2010.
https://www.hotrod.com/articles/gm-v...n-big-brother/
No way will a Vortec/BBC meet today's emissions standards.
6.0L was a great engine, but terrible on fuel. Hoping the new 6.6L gasser does better, even though I would never own an HD truck without the 6.6L Duramax diesel.